10 Novels & Memoirs By and About Black Lesbian, Bisexual and Queer Women
You should celebrate Black History Month by reading all of these books right now.
Comedy Crush: EmotiStyle’s Shamikah Martinez
Shamikah Martinez’s first interview as a comedian was with Autostraddle and now she’s back!
NFL Teams Might Be Less Homophobic Than You Think
While early reports seemed to indicate that out NFL prospect Michael Sam wouldn’t have the warmest welcome into professional football, recent statements by league executives and a new poll show that that things might be better than we thought.
You Should Go: Travel Size with DeAnne Smith, Mo Welch, and Ever Mainard This Friday Night
There’s a pretty gay stand-up show happening on Friday at 8pm in Los Angeles.
Piers Morgan Still, Like, Totally Obsessed with Janet Mock (and His Own False Victimhood)
Janet Mock went on The Colbert Report on Tuesday to talk about how the media can treat trans* people with respect. Unfortunately, Piers Morgan didn’t understand the lesson and continued to berate her on twitter.
Dear Queer Diary: Journaling While Left-Handed
Adventures in non-normative handedness.
It Gets Funnier: Watch Julie Goldman’s “Lady Gentleman” Streaming Online
Julie Goldman shot an hour stand-up special in New York that’s available to stream right now!
VIDEO: Jessica Williams Delivers One Kickass Tirade About Stand Your Ground Laws In One Badass Suit
You go, Jessica Williams, you go.
DJ Whitney Day & DapperQ’s Runway Show Featured Hot Dandy Looks, Threw One Dangerously Danceable Party
“Once my people were maligned; tonight we are the talk of the town.”
Zine Crush: I Love You Queerly
I Love You Queerly is a collaborative zine being sold for charity that celebrates queer expressions of love! It’s by queers, for queers, and for a good cause.
To Be Queer, Black, and “Sick”
My family used to joke that only white people need therapy. Meanwhile, white academics told me that African-Americans merely fabricated ungrounded stigma around psychiatric help. No one ever tells you that the healthcare system is sick.
Let’s Take A Sec To Discuss The A-Camp Sponsors Who Made October Extra Awesome
As we gear up for May A-Camp, let’s look back at the like-minded independently owned businesses who gave you killer swag, supplies and prizes in October!
Also.Also.Also: Michelle Obama and Chelsea Clinton Are Both Gunning to Be Ellen Page’s Next Lover and Other Stories We Missed This Week
Feminist stock photography, the sexiest women’s history month in, well, history, and gay marriages heard ’round the world. But don’t ask Russia. They don’t recall that all of it ever happened.
Lauren Monger’s Online Comic “Terrible Terrible Terrible” is Amazing Amazing Amazing
If you’ve ever felt like an outsider, an animal or a punk, or if you just like reading comics about those groups, you absolutely need to check out “Terrible Terrible Terrible.”
Intense Lesbian Fanfiction, Part Three: That Escalated Quickly
“Blaze squinted in the mirror and pushed her hair left, then right, then left, then right, then left, then right, then righter, then really left, then up a little, then all the way down […]”
BREAKING: Michelle Rodriguez and Cara Delevingne Confirm Relationship, Are Probs Scissoring As We Speak
Meet our new favorite couple.
Sundance 2014 Was The Queerest Gayest Most Gay Sundance Ever
Sundance was SUPER FUCKING GAY THIS YEAR, YOU GUYS. Let’s talk about the best queer films.
Five Crash Pad Episodes To Help You Celebrate This Queer Feminist Porn Sale
Get 18% off at Crash Pad today and then watch these five videos!
Autostraddle Merch Sale! Stickers by Rory Midhani and Take $10 Off Zip-Up Hoodies
Have you picked up your zip-up hoodie yet? You can get one on sale today! They’re softer than the bottom of a baby pig, you guys.
From Bad To Worse: The Anti-Gay Legislation in Kansas That Almost Was
What does it mean for gay rights advocates in Kansas when one simple request — the right to marry — turns into a free-for-all on their human rights?